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While you may be feeling bummed out at your current approach to time management (or lack thereof) the good news is this:ĭiligence, focus, and deep work are all skills that can be learned.Īs I announced yesterday, in a little less than two weeks I’m launching something that will help you tremendously. I like to schedule every minute of my day, but that doesn’t mean you have to. Speaking of time management - you don’t have to be (or live like) a founding father of the United States to get the most of your time each day. If you’re struggling to get a simple yet helpful schedule in place, maybe there’s something from Ben Franklin’s day that could inspire you.Ĭonsider setting a block of time each day for something that’s important to you. What is margin if not a constraint that keeps us from overflowing our borders? It is by living with constraint that we are enabled to do our best creative work. There’s no good reason a creative person should live without any sort of routine, discipline, or accountability. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: They think “time budgets” are oppressive and that a schedule is something only prickly people do. It helps me keep from squandering my time.Īs a creative person, I’ve found the structure of a schedule is extremely empowering. A schedule makes sure the minutes don’t get away from me. Because I want to be the one who sets my schedule just like I am the one budgeting my finances.Ī schedule, just like a financial budget, is there for the purpose of serving my goals. So simple yet still structured and helpful.įrom time to time I take a look at my own daily schedule to make sure it’s serving me as well as it should be. Dinner and rest and wrapping up the day (4 hours).Review of current projects and to eat lunch (2 hours).Getting ready for the day: shower, breakfast, personal study, and prepare for work (3 hours).He had only six blocks of time scheduled each day: Though it was a routine, it was very forgiving for all the nuances and variables that each day’s tasks and priorities seem to bring. What I love about his schedule is how open and simple it is. I’ve written about this before, but ( for obvious reasons) I wanted to return to it today. That’s a copy of Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule.